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LAW ENFORCEMENT CHEMICAL AGENTS AND RELATED EQUIPMENT

NCJ Number
37975
Author(s)
E S JONES
Date Published
1970
Length
103 pages
Annotation
THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES THE MANUFACTURE, COMPOSITION, AND USE OF ANTI-PERSONNEL CHEMICAL AGENTS, LAUNCHING AND DISPERSAL EQUIPMENT AND MECHANISMS, AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
Abstract
CHAPTERS DEAL WITH FOUR BASIC NON-LETHAL CHEMICAL AGENTS, CHEMICAL MACE, GAS MASKS, AND THE APPLICATION OF CHEMICAL AGENTS IN CIVIL DISORDERS. OTHER TOPICS INCLUDE GRENADES, PROJECTILES AND SHELLS, DECONTAMINATION, AND THE AGENTS 'CN' AND 'CS'.